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51°48′45″N 1°16′38″W / 51.8125°N 1.27719°W | |
Date opened | 1931 |
Date closed | 1937 |
Location | Kidlington, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom |
Oxford Zoo was a zoo in Kidlington, just north of the city of Oxford in Oxfordshire, England. It was opened in 1931 and closed in 1937. [1] [2]
Animals at the zoo included an American brown bear, a bison, a camel, an elephant, two leopards, three lions, [3] [4] two llamas, two polar bears, and wolves. [1] on closure, many of the animals were moved to Dudley Zoo. [5]
The Thames Valley Police headquarters now occupies the location of the zoo. [1] In 2018, an elephant sculpture was installed at a roundabout at the southern end of Kidlington to commemorate the zoo and an elephant called Rosie who was a major attraction at the zoo, commissioned by Kidlington Parish Council and Cherwell District Council. [6]
Oxford Zoo | |
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51°48′45″N 1°16′38″W / 51.8125°N 1.27719°W | |
Date opened | 1931 |
Date closed | 1937 |
Location | Kidlington, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom |
Oxford Zoo was a zoo in Kidlington, just north of the city of Oxford in Oxfordshire, England. It was opened in 1931 and closed in 1937. [1] [2]
Animals at the zoo included an American brown bear, a bison, a camel, an elephant, two leopards, three lions, [3] [4] two llamas, two polar bears, and wolves. [1] on closure, many of the animals were moved to Dudley Zoo. [5]
The Thames Valley Police headquarters now occupies the location of the zoo. [1] In 2018, an elephant sculpture was installed at a roundabout at the southern end of Kidlington to commemorate the zoo and an elephant called Rosie who was a major attraction at the zoo, commissioned by Kidlington Parish Council and Cherwell District Council. [6]